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In partnership with Indiana schools, the Division of Family Resources (DFR) is once again issuing -EBT Benefits

Please make sure your current address is on file with the school to receive your benefits timely!

Do I have to apply? How much is the benefit? What days are eligible? Keep you card!

No! Schools will be The benefit is calculated by Any school day the student is: submitting a list of eli- multiplying $6.82 by the amount • Participating virtually; OR gible students to DFR. of eligible days. • In quarantine due to COVID-19; OR The benefit is placed on a P-EBT • In isolation due to COVID-19; OR card and mailed to the student’ • Out due to COVID-19 Illness; OR address on file. • Unable to attend due to COVID-19 related Keep your card! school closure What is Pandemic EBT? Benefits are issued quarterly at the end Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) provides food assistance to families with of the month. Please see the estimated students who would have received free or reduced lunch while attending school but are issuance dates below. Keep your card! not in school due to COVID-19 restrictions. Families with eligible children will be issued a card with which they may purchase food. Keep your card! P-EBT Eligible Months Estimated Issuance Date Eligible students must: Eligible schools must: October - December 2020 End of February, 2021 • Attend an Indiana school; • Be a provider of the National School Lunch Program and/or AND School Breakfast Program; AND January - March 2021 April 30th, 2021 • Be participating in a virtual • Had a delayed started to the 2020-2021 school year; OR or hybrid school schedule; April - June 2021 July 31st, 2021 AND • Have closed due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year; AND July - September 2021 September 30th, 2021 • Be eligible to receive free/ reduced lunch or breakfast • Offer a Hybrid Schedule for students to participate either in for the 2020-2021 school person, virtual, or a combination of in person and virtual; year AND For additional questions, please • Not have virtual learning as the normal curriculum (i.., call your school, or visit the web- the daily learning environment is not in a physical school site below. setting, but virtual) in.gov/FSSA/DFR/